CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS
Swett's Company, Mississippi Light Artillery (Warren Light Artillery)
- Overview:
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Warren Light Artillery was organized at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in May, 1861, with men
from Warren County. It fought in the Battle of Shiloh and on April 26, 1862 totalled 73
effectives. The unit served in Kentucky, then was assigned to Swett's, Hotchkiss', and Martin's
Battalion of Artillery, Army of Tennessee. It participated in many battles from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was stationed from Macon,
Georgia, and ended the war in North Carolina. The battery reported 8 casualties at
Murfreesboro, had 11 disabled at
Chickamauga, and totalled 90 officers and men in April, 1864. Few were included in the
surrender in April, 1865. Captain Charles Swett was in command.
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